Wednesday, March 25, 2009

So, of course there is this overwhelming new trend in our society to continually update people on what you are doing at all moments of every day. No, I'm not referring to blogging or even texting. Personally, reading the Facebook Status Updates is all I need to try and keep up with my many "friends." No, I'm talking about this little thing called Twitter.

Now, what you'll see below is not of my own finding. I credit Zach Lind (the drummer of Jimmy Eat World) and his blog as the source. Zach's blog is a great source for tough, raw, thought-provoking Christian perspective. While I could rant and ramble about how ridiculously interconnected we all are, and how this digital world often times community without a healthy lack of privacy, I still have much to read. But this video provided me some HUGE laughs. Enjoy!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Been gone too long, but not without good stuff to share. Today, is the usual tidbit of quotes from our favorite Paper Company's Scranton Branch. Also, my daughter Shiloh (age 3.5) has really been dropping down some one-liners of her own, which I thought you all might get a kick out of. Enjoy! (and stay tuned for more hilarity coming soon)

March 2 - "I am taking responsibility. It is up to me to get rid of the curse that hit Meredith with my car. I'm not superstitious. But I am a little stitious." (Michael)

March 3 - "They say if you're nervous around someone you should picture them naked. I do not recommend this strategy. Try picturing them with more clothes on. Or a funny coat." (Pam)

March 4 - "We had a foreign exchange student live with us when I was young. And we called him my brother and I thought that's what he was. Then he went home to what is now formerly Yugoslavia, taking all my blue jeans with him. I had to spend the entire winter in shorts. That is what Ryan is like. A fake brother who steals your jeans." (Michael)

March 10 - "Okay, this is Dwight's Second Life. He's on it all the time. So much so, that his little guy here has created his own little world. It's called 'Second Second Life' for those people who want to be removed even further from reality." (Jim)

March 11 - "That's how it goes sometimes...You lose everything, and everything falls apart, and eventually you die and no one remembers you." (Dwight)

March 12 - "Maybe there's some sort of animal that we could make a sacrifice to? Like a giant buffalo or some sort of monster, like something with the body of a walrus, with the head of a sea lion. Or something with the body of an egret, with the head of a meerkat. Or, just the head of a monkey with the antlers of a reindeer with the body of a porcupine." (Michael)

March 14 - "Okay, the green bar is what you spend every month on stuff you need, like a car and a house...The red bar is what you spend on non-essentials, like magazines, entertainment, things like that...This scary black bar is what you spend on things that no one ever, ever needs. Like multiple magic sets, professional bass fishing equipment..." (Oscar)

March 16 - "Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked, I enjoy being liked, I have to be liked, but it's not like this compulsive need to be liked. Like my need to be praised." (Michael)

March 17 - "Darryl Philbin is the most complicated man that I have ever met. I mean, who says exactly what they're thinking? What kind of game is this?" (Kelly)

SHILOH KATE BARTEE:

- "You broke my heart...and you broke my feelings."- "You're the winner, congratulations!"- "Not quite yet..." (when asked if she was ready for breakfast)- "I want a puppy. I'll name it Minnie."- "Maybe we can go to church today, okay, Mom?" (on a non-church day)- "I have MAJOR boogers!"- "Swiper the Fox...he's mean...he broke and crushed my heart."

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Below is a song by Sanctus Real, "Something Heavenly." While KSBJ (our Houston Christian Radio station) is in danger of over-playing this song to the levels of Chris Tomlin, I must say that the lyrics are amazing, reflective, and relevent to anyone who's ever been faced with a difficult situation or a tough decision or even a relationship where that needs reconciliation. This is where my family has been for the past few months, and where I find myself in daily surrender with the BIG questions for our Great God.

Monday, March 2, 2009

So I was eating crow, "humble pie," whatever you want to call it when it came to the Oscars. I thought the Academy Awards show itself was fantastic, just sort of lame-o and predictable on the winners and such. I realize I've been away from some Office quotes, and it doesn't help that the show has been missing from new episodes for the past 2 weeks. And so, without further adieu, I will bestow upon this fine Monday a plethora of quotes that will make you smile, chuckle, and reminisce for the return of our great show. Enjoy!

January 30 - "Oh well. If they're not together now, then they probably never will be. I thought they'd be good together, like P.B. & J. Pam Beesley and Jim. What a waste. What a waste." (Kevin)

January 31 - "I have been compared to a young Paul Newman. It's the eyes, and the face, I guess. Also, I make my own salad dressing. I mix Newman's Italian with Newman's Ranch. I sell it at flea markets for a small loss. I could make a profit if I changed one of the ingredients to Wishbone, but I won't do it." (Michael)

February 2 - "When I'm at home at night in my own house in my sweats drinking some red wine and watching my mystery stories, the last thing in the whole God-forsaken world I wanna hear is the voice of Michael Scott." (Stanley)

February 4 - "I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it is a vicious cycle. You have sensitive nipples...they chafe, so they become more sensitive, so they chafe more. So, I take precautions." (Andy)

February 5 - "Here we go. Everyone, this is a day that will live in infamy. 'Cause today is the day that Jim and Pam become one...I love you guys so much." (Michael)

February 7 - "Agritourism is a lot more than a bed and breakfast. It consists of tourists coming to the farm, showing them around, giving them a bed, giving them breakfast." (Dwight)

February 9 - "When I came home, Sprinkle's body was in the freezer, where Dwight said he left her. But all my bags of frozen French fries had been clawed to shreds...Something's not right. The vet's doing an autopsy." (Angela)

February 10 - "Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh, I don't know. I sing in the shower, sometimes I spend too much time volunteering; occasionally I'll hit somebody with my car. So sue me. No, don't sue me. That's the opposite of the point that I am trying to make." (Michael)

February 11 - "I have been involved in a number of cults--both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower. But you make more money as a leader." (Creed)

February 12 - "Who is this old fart? Did you just stagger off of the street? Out of a box or something? Who's this worthless bags of bones? Well, this guy is none other than one of the founders of Dunder Mifflin, Mr. Robert Dunder." (Michael)

February 20 - "Hey, Pam, by the way, it's great that you're dating, but when a new client calls, you have to just randomly assign them to a salesperson. You can't base who gets new clients on who you're sleeping with that week, okay?" (Phyllis)

February 24 - "Inspirational. What did we learn? Well, we have learned that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Because it is illegal, and you will go to jail." (Michael)

February 26 - "Spend your whole life trying to get people to like you and then you run over one person with your car. And it's not even one of the popular ones, and everybody gets on your case. Doesn't make any sense." (Michael)

February 27 - "Pam and Jim are together. Ryan is visiting. Only thing that could make this day any better is ice cream." (Michael)